2001-2002 - College of Education - University of Illinois at Urbana ...

CONVOCATION PARTICIPATIONPetitions, Appeals, and Other ActionsAll students are invited to participate in the College of EducationConvocation upon completion of their graduate degrees. The College ofEducation follows the campus policy on participation. All graduatestudents must have deposited their theses or dissertations with theGraduate College prior to the May deadline to be eligible to participatein the May ceremony. Candidates who completed their work for theprevious August, October or January conferral dates are also eligible toparticipate in the ceremony the following May. Requests for exceptionsmust be based upon extenuating circumstances, have the adviser’sendorsement, approved by department head/chair, and be presented inwriting to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Office by May 1 ofeach year. Approval of exceptions will be rare (Graduate ProgramsCommittee, May, 2001)PETITIONS, APPEALS, AND OTHER ACTIONSGraduate Student PetitionsThe student has the right to petition any Graduate College requirementor rule. While there may be exceptions, a petition must be recommendedand approved first by the student’s adviser, then by the departmentchairperson, then the Instructional Programs Office, and finally by theGraduate College. A petition approved at one level may be denied atanother level.The student should complete the Graduate Student Petition inconsultation with the adviser to request any exceptions to GraduateCollege rules, regulations, and requirements. Both sides of the petitionform must be completed. This form must be signed by the student’sadviser, the department chairperson/head, the Associate Dean forAcademic Affairs, and the Graduate College. The comment portion ofthe “Comments and Recommendations” section is not optional.Exceptions to College of Education rules may be petitioned by a letter ofrequest from the student’s adviser and department head or designee tothe Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.Transferring CreditThe student who is permitted to petition for transfer of credit must havecompleted 2 units of graduate level work at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign at the time the petition is submitted. Thetransferred credit must involve graduate level work passed with a B or55